Stories from Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Paul Lindgren, age 90, of Albert City, passed away on Sunday, October 21, at Pleasant View Home in Albert City.  Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Albert City. Burial is in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation took place on Tuesday, October 23. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...

Betty Jean Sippel Smith, age 86, of San Antonio, Texas formerly of Early, Iowa died on Tuesday, October 16, in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, October 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Early. Burial will be in the church cemetery. ...

Marjorie Huelman, age 85, of Carroll, died early Monday morning, October 22, at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, at St. John Paul II Parish, Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. ...

On the afternoon of Sunday, October 21, at approximately 3:52 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department responded to 204 Grand Avenue in reference to locating a wanted person. Upon arrival of police they located and arrested Edward Malakai, age 32 of Storm Lake who was wanted in connection with a charge of OWI 2nd Offense...

On the afternoon of Sunday, October 21, at approximately 3:52 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department responded to 204 Grand Avenue in reference to locating a wanted person. Upon arrival of police they located and arrested Edward Malakai, age 32 of Storm Lake who was wanted in connection with a charge of OWI 2nd Offense...

East preschool will be having the Scholastic Enchanted Forest  Book Fair at East Early Childhood School, starting on October 25 - November 1. Hours will be 7:30 - 5 with extended hours on Tuesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, November 1 from 7:30 - 7.  Many early childhood titles will be available for purchase...

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council released the 2017-2018 Iowa STEM Evaluation Report Tuesday. The independent evaluation measures the STEM Council’s progress toward increasing student interest and achievement in STEM education and workforce development in Iowa...

The Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) is pleased to announce that two separate $500 grants have been awarded to John Sifert, a Spanish language teacher at Belmond-Klemme CSD in Iowa, and Jennifer Tovar, a Spanish language teacher at Newell-Fonda in Iowa...

By ELIJAH DECIOUS Pilot Tribune Staff Sioux Central’s school district is seeing relatively flat enrollment this year, while Laurens Marathon’s district saw a 12 percent decrease in enrollment at the count certification date for 2018. Statistics provided by Supt. Scott Williamson show an increase of eight students served in Sioux Central, up to 641 from last year’s 633, an increase of about 1 percent. Laurens Marathon has dropped 19 students, from 150 to 131, a 12 percent loss...

Sioux Central’s school district is seeing relatively flat enrollment this year, while Laurens Marathon’s district saw a 12 percent decrease in enrollment at the count certification date for 2018. Statistics provided by Supt. Scott Williamson show an increase of eight students served in Sioux Central, up to 641 from last year’s 633, an increase of about 1 percent. Laurens Marathon has dropped 19 students, from 150 to 131, a 12 percent loss...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s Middle School student John Ching was selected to perform again this year at the Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra at the All State Music Festival in Ames November 16. John is the son of Louie and Luisa Ching of Sac City. John is an eighth grade student at St. Mary’s. He plays the cello for the orchestra. He and his older brother Paul, a violinist, often play together publicly for fundraisers and for social events.

On Monday, October 22 Curt Reis reviewed the Kiwanis International Guidelines for the protection of children involved in Kiwanis programs and for volunteers involved in working with youth. He highlighted some of the things to look for if child abuse or bullying is suspected...

The Buena Vista County Freedom Rock will be dedicated on Sunday October 28, at 2 p.m. at Heritage Park in Albert City. The public is invited to attend this dedication ceremony. The speakers will be Marty DeMuth, a Sheriff’s Deputy and a Veteran who has served overseas, and Ray (Bubba) Sorensen II, the artist. He will discuss the stories behind the paintings that have inspired him...

Applications are now being accepted for the Buena Vista County Foundation 2018 Fall Grant Cycle.  The application form can be downloaded from the foundation’s web page at www.bvcountyfoundation.com or requested by email at bvcfoundation@gmail.com. The deadline for turning in applications in the Fall 2018 round of grants is 4 p.m. on Friday, November 30...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s School celebrated Grandparents and Special Friends Day last week with a concert celebrating Community. The preschool through fifth grade students invited their grandparents, parents and special friends to an afternoon of music and tributes of community partners. They also hosted Mayor Mike Porsch, the Storm Like Fire and Police Department members, Dr. Dan Kenny of Iowa Central Community College and residents of Lake Point Villa and Otsego Place to be recognized...

Chills and Thrills is back this year, so mark your calendars for October 27 from 10 AM to noon! Trick or Treating will take place downtown and in select store locations where several Storm Lake united Members listed below will be handing out candy and other gifts for kids. ...

Local favorite Brad Morgan will be in concert as part of the Hot Cocoa 5k event, Thursday, November 29. The show is 6 - 9 p.m. at The Backdrop Bar & Grill on Main Street in Holstein. The fee is $35. Brad Morgan was born and raised in a small Iowa farm town. ...

Veteran rockers REO Speedwagon brings one incredible night of music to the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City on Thursday, December 6. The band got its start with improptu jam sessions in a dormitory basement at the University of Illinois. But it found success when lead vocalist Kevin Cronan from suburban Chicago joined the fold, left over creative differences, and returned to pen two of their chart topping hits...

The Ida County Conservation Foundation will hold a special event Sunday, November 4, 1 p.m. at historic Moorehead Park at Ida Grove. The Chilly Run will be based at the Conservation Center. Enjoy a refreshing fall run through the beautiful park. Choose either the five mile or 10 mile option. ...

SIOUX CITY — Country music icon Tracy Lawrence will be in concert at the Hard Rock in Sioux City, Nov. 2. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Expect his classic hits, from “Texas Tornado” to “Time Marches On,” and new material from a new CD due late this year...

Genesis Development will participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s theme is “America’s Workforce: Empowering All.”...

At approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, a white 2008 Chevrolet Express driven by William Engelke, 87, of Sutherland, was moving in a westbound direction in the parking lot of the Dollar Tree, Spencer, and struck the east side of the Dollar Tree building. The vehicle continued through the glass windows and into the building, causing damage to the building and numerous items inside of the store...

A Storm Lake woman who was already in jail has been charged with forgery and theft after cashing stolen checks. Police were called to the HyVee store Saturday, where Edna Garza, 25, had cashed stolen checks with a forged signature on October 5 and 6, collecting over $1,200 in cash...

Two Storm Lake juveniles have been arrested on multiple charges of burglary involving several vehicles and a trailer. Storm Lake Police were called to a location on West Milwaukee Avenue for a reported burglary. The reporting party provided security camera footage that showed two boys entering the vehicles on October 14 and stealing items from the vehicles. A suspect returned later that night in an apparent attempt to start and drive away in one of the vehicles...

This semester, six Buena Vista University students are working with a Storm Lake High School advanced ecology class to analyze microplastics in marine environments such as Storm Lake. The group of students led by Dr. Ben Maas, assistant professor of environmental science and geology, and Angela Mesenbrink, SLHS science teacher, met on the shores of BVU’s campus and Frank Starr Park to take water and sand samples. ...

Thousands of hunters in blaze orange will take to the fields when Iowa’s pheasant season opens Oct. 27. And with the second highest pheasant population in a decade, hunters can afford to be optimistic. “We have good pheasant hunting across the state where we have good habitat,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa received a letter from Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Heather Wilson regarding an October 2, letter he sent seeking answers as to why the 60th Ariel Port Squadron at Travis Air Force Base purchased cups that cost $1,280 each. The response from the Air Force indicates that $326,785 has been spent on these hot cups by the Air Force since 2016...

After refusing multiple requests for debates, voters and opponents of U.S. Rep. Steve King are asking why. King says it’s because his Democratic opponent, J.D. Scholten, has said offensive things to the 4th District. “The allegations that have poured forth from his mouth have been so offensive to the people of this district, and his disrespect for the office of the U.S. ...

In a special meeting Monday morning, the Storm Lake City Council moved to rezone an area it had obtained earlier to commercial status, to make way for a future development. The site, just beyond the city golf course and the Lakeside Blacktop, a former agribusiness site that at one time was planned for Storm Lake Honda before that business opted for its current location, had been discussed for various possible recreation or rental uses...

One of two brothers shot to death in Fort Dodge Monday had been jailed in Storm Lake earlier this year in a check forging scheme. The bodies of Eldominic Rhodes (pictured), 34, and his younger brother Marion were found in an alleyway behind an apartment building on 2nd Avenue North in Fort Dodge, after patrolling police officers had heard shots fired. ...

Storm Lake School District officials expressed some concerns over Iowa Assessment Proficiency scores and ACT college readiness test scores during a recent meeting, admitting that many of the district’s benchmark goals for 2018 were not met. According to the district annual progress report:...

It has been a long time coming. The four-lane dream of U.S. Highway 20 has been completed. All those who had a hand in making it happen celebrated on Friday, 60 years to the day after the final four-lane, three-mile segment of the highway opened east of Moville...

Last Wednesday, officials with the city of Spencer and the Iowa Great Lakes Corridor Development Corporation traveled to meet with regional airline Air Choice One, a St. Louis, Missouri-based company which also offers flights from the Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport among others...

Buena Vista County Law Enforcement Center will be replacing its lighting as part of an offer through MidAmerican Energy’s Commercial Energy Solutions program that encourages energy-efficient installation, saving the county a substantial amount in utility costs...

Mustangs move on to regional semi-finals NEWELL - Newell-Fonda has started to play some of their strongest volleyball in the post season as they notched another win on their belt on Monday night. They were able to best a solid Bishop-Garrigan team in three sets to advance in the 1A-Region 4 bracket...

For the ninth straight season, the Newell-Fonda Mustang football team is in the playoffs, a tradition that has become second nature for the program. This year the Mustangs, who sport an 8-1 record, will have to travel a little more than three hours southeast to take on their opponent, the 10-0 Southeast Warren Warhawks who are in their first season of 8-Player football...

Clifford John Glasgow, 92, of Storm Lake, passed away on Monday, October 15, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. A memorial service will take place Saturday, October 27, at 10:30 a.m., at St. John Lutheran Church. Born on September 22, 1926 in Keokuk, IA, he was the son of Foley Robert and Josephine May Cochnour Glasgow. On October 5, 1957, he married Janet Jean Hendricks in Des Moines...